The Corona COVID-19 Crisis: Containment versus management. The costs and the benefits, the scientists and the bureaucrats.
Epidemics have both, a clinical and scientific side as well as a governance and public health management side.
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Do the Dark undemocratic paths pave the real future of science academia
The word ‘science’ always creates pre-eminence in the human brain, and we socialized in the same way of being, beholding this as an orthodox mark of excellence. However, the compassion and love for science are merely visible in just the lyrics and have vanished unhurriedly from academia. We are heading to a future of dark undemocratic path in science academia at most of the higher institutions in India.
Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Academicians in a Patriarchal and Casteist Society
Academicians have a high ethical responsibility to humanity in general, to be open to criticism, and to encourage telling the truth irrespective of consequences. But unfortunately, many academicians are carriers of unscientific, irrational and illogical thoughts which undermine the true values of science. This is a major impediment to the creation of a better society.
Science should drive lockdown
Physical distancing by closing down schools, offices, businesses and staying at home is all that we can do to slow the spread
Lockdown maths: why we must comply
Chance of death from Covid-19 is not very high; only 35 of 1,000 cases are dying on an average.
COVID-19 Resources
A set of links related to COVID 19.
Call for Articles: Ethical Responsibilities of Academicians
Confluence invites articles from its readers on the moral/ethical duties and responsibilities of academicians towards their profession, the student community and society at large.
Where mediocres fear to tread
Let students think. Let them make their own choice. Do not ridicule their dissent as ‘dirty politics’. Of course, they have to know that violence in any form is disallowed. But to the intelligent, physical violence is redundant anyway.
Towards an Academia of Empathy: Political Unrests and Mental Health
When the market logic of customer-service provider creeps into higher education, the pressure to constantly be productive in a circumstance where your basic existence as a student is under threat due to political reasons becomes a mental burden.
Apolitical: To Be or Not To Be
Can we consider a person’s intellect well developed if that person is not aware of different national level political ideologies or does not have any opinion regarding what is happening around them? If they are aware and touched by political developments around them, and feel strongly about a cause, can we ask them to keep their mouths shut?